Vietnam’s gas-fired power projects see flurry of interest from US LNG exporters Market potential, geopolitics drive US interest in Vietnam projects Vietnam could import 8.5 million mt/year of LNG by 2030, 23.6 million mt by 2040: VEI 21 million mt/year of US LNG under construction remains uncontracted: Platts Analytics Vietnam’s pipeline of LNG-fired power plants […]
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Pattaya’s fishing, construction and manufacturing businesses hit by migrant-labor crunch Pressure is building on the government to reopen the borders to help ease the country’s economic woes. Eastern fishing, construction and manufacturing businesses are pressing Thailand’s disease-control authority to accelerate the re-entry of migrant workers to ease a worsening labor shortage. While the Center for […]
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The complexities of Thailand’s energy landscape Thailand’s Power Development Plan (PDP) is the nation’s roadmap for power generation, distribution and consumption. The PDP was updated in 2018 – with final approvals of the updates given in 2019. Feeding into and supporting the PDP are subsidiary plans such as the Energy Efficiency Development Plan (EEDP), Smart […]
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Thailand’s 90 day Immigration reporting must be done by the end of today (31 August 2020) during the visa amnesty By The Thaiger Today is the last day to update your 90 day report if you haven’t been doing the reports during the visa amnesty Thai immigration has set the end of today as the […]
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Phuket Airport road parallel to runway to close for four months The road that runs parallel to the runway at Phuket International Airport (Route 4031) will be closed for four months, from Sept 1 to Dec 30 2020, while the work is carried out to prevent landslides from collapsing onto the road, again. Contractor Morakot […]
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Construction of Vietnam-Thailand wind power plant underway in Vietnam’s Tra Vinh province Construction of the V1-2 wind power plant – a joint venture between the Truong Thanh Vietnam Group and the Thai-based Sermsang Power Corporation Public Company Limited – kicked off in the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh on August 14. Covering about 1,220 […]
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Construction of Myanmar’s Dala Bridge – the Myanmar – Korea Friendship Bridge – running 24 hours to meet deadline Construction of the Dala Bridge is now being carried out around the clock to be complete within the targeted timeframe, said project manager Mr Jong Bo Choi. The bridge, also known as the Myanmar – Korea […]
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Renewable push falls short of dethroning gas in Thailand – LNG imports projected to more than double in capacity Gas is expected to remain a key power source in Thailand, with its share in the power mix tipped to decline from 65% in 2019 to only 60% by 2029, amidst challenges impeding the speedy buildup […]
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Cambodia’s Koh Rong Sanloem island ready to build first solar power station Work on a new solar power station is set to start next month on Koh Rong Sanloem Island. The 1.25 megawatt (Mw) solar power project that was signed off this year will be constructed as two standalone solar based micro-grids that can provide […]
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GE signs services contract for Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi International airport GE has been awarded a new contract from Thailand’s District Cooling System and Power Plant (DCAP) for services support for two existing aeroderivative gas turbines that provide power and chilled water to Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi International airport. The service agreement will help DCAP improve performance efficiency of […]
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